Orwell’s bloodstained scarf for auction in UK
A bloodied, bullet-holed scarf that 1984 author George Orwell was wearing when he was shot in the throat during the Spanish Civil War is going up for auction in the UK.
Prince Harry to visit Australia next month
Britain’s Prince Harry will make his first official visit to Australia next month to attend a fleet review in Sydney.
2022 cup in summer a no-no
European football federations have agreed it would be “impossible” to stage the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in summer as planned and that a task force will be set up to find an alternative.
Earth can sustain life for next 1.75 bn years
Earth will remain habitable for at least another 1.75 billion years, a new study suggests.
Music festival on Thames to pay tribute to Ravi Shankar
One of Britain’s leading Hindustani and Carnatic music festivals will honour the memory of legendary sitar maestro Ravi Shankar in 2013.
ICC allows two extra reviews
Test teams will be allowed two extra decision reviews after 80 overs of an innings for a trial period starting on October 1, cricket’s world governing body announced on Wednesday.
Want closer ties with Modi, says Cameron
Britain favours closer engagement with Gujarat and its chief minister Narendra Modi to realise the country’s wide-ranging objectives in the state, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
Baby no 17 on way for UK’s biggest family
Britain’s biggest family is just getting a little larger as it prepares to welcome their 17th baby home.
UK govt split on £3,000 visa bond
The rift within the UK coalition between Conservative and LibDem ministers over the £3,000 visa bond plan for “high-risk” visitors from six nations, including India, from November spilled into the ope
UK Cabinet split over visa bonds for Indians
The divisions within Britain’s Conservative-led coalition government have been exposed over the controversial plans to impose 3,000-pound visa bonds on visitors from countries like India.